Jun 18 Race for Alaska's U.S. House seat heats up as Palin seeks return to elected office By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press Palin attributed her decision to resign in 2009 to an onslaught of records requests and ethics complaints that she said were frivolous and had become time consuming and distractions. She said she “did the right thing.”… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 13:07 Brooks and Capehart on the wave of gun violence in America New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's plea for "common sense" gun reform amid a spate of mass shootings and the potential… Continue watching
Jun 01 Congressional stalemate makes a quick compromise on COVID funding unlikely By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don't approve billions of dollars more to brace for the pandemic's next wave. Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: Prime Minister Mitsotakis touts Greece as a new energy hub in address to Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press As Europe looks to wean itself off Russian energy, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis touted the idea of Greece becoming an energy hub in a speech to a joint session of Congress. Continue reading
May 13 WATCH: Pelosi and House Democrats speak on abortion and the Supreme Court By News Desk House Democrats are address abortion and the Supreme Court's draft decision days after the Senate failed to agree on a federal law to protect abortion access. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Abuse common at government boarding schools for Indigenous children, survivors say By News Desk The Indigenous House subcommittee holds a hearing on Thursday on the Indian Boarding School Act. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Customs & Border Patrol head testifies on budget amid debate over Title 42 By News Desk and Associated Press Customs & Border Patrol Commissioner Chris Magnus testifies before Congress on budget amid debate over Title 42. Continue reading
May 10 House passes $40 billion Ukraine aid package By Alan Fram, Associated Press The measure sailed to passage by a lopsided 368-57 margin, providing $7 billion more than Biden's request from April and dividing the increase evenly between defense and humanitarian programs. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Biden budget 'fiscally responsible,' says OMB Director Shalanda Young By News Desk and Josh Boak, Associated Press Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testifies Tuesday before a House of Representatives' committee on President Joe Biden's 2023 budget. Continue reading
Mar 21 WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson pledges to decide cases 'without fear or favor' in hearing opening statement By Mark Sherman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Jackson, 51, addressed the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of her first day of confirmation hearings, nearly four hours almost entirely consumed by opening statements from the panel's 22 members. Continue reading